The Munster senior football championship commences on Saturday evening while up north things really heat up when Anglo-Celt Cup holders Tyrone open their defence against Monaghan on Sunday. Here are our previews for the weekend:

What makes this Munster SFC different to many of those that preceded it? On the face of it, not much - Kerry and Cork are on opposite sides of the draw and traditionally, when that happens, the superpowers of the south advance to the final.